Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- PART I PROBLEMS OF PLANNING - EAST AND WEST -- INTRODUCTION -- I. THE ENVIRONMENT -- II. AIMS OF PLANNING -- III. ACTORS IN PLANNING -- IV. INSTRUMENTS OF PLANNING -- PART II ON MONOCENTRIC AND POLYCENTRIC APPROACHES TO PLANNING -- INTRODUCTION -- I. THE PLANNING MECHANISM -- II. MORPHOLOGY OF PLANNING -- III. THE POLYCENTRIC PLANNING MECHANISM -- PART III COMPUTERS: CENTRALIZERS OR LIBERALIZERS -- I. THE ROLE OF COMPUTERS AS INSTRUMENTS IN POLYCENTRIC PLANNING -- II. THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS AND THE COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEM IN POLYCENTRIC PLANNING -- III. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS -- IV. INFORMATION UTILITY AS PUBLIC SERVICE -- INDEX